Agents of Empire

by Sean Gailmard

To understand the foundations of American political institutions, it's necessary to understand the rationale for British colonial institutions that survived the empire. Political institutions in England's American colonies were neither direct imports from England, nor home-grown creations of autonomous colonists. Instead, they emerged from efforts of the English Crown to assert control over their colonies amid limited English state and military capacity...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1009316923
• ISBN13: 9781009316927
• Release Date: May 2024
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 0.99 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"